The landfill project has been officially cancelled and the beauty of Hadrian's Villa will remain untouched. I am incredibly relieved that our history is safe from this threat. We need to stay alert to ensure these lands are preserved permanently for future generations.
We appeal to Prefect Giuseppe Pecoraro, the Extraordinary Commissioner for Refuse of the Regione Lazio, to reverse the decision to install a landfill for refuse at Corcolle-Villa Adriana-San Vittorino. This is an area of immense cultural and natural value not only for Italy but for all of humanity.To speak only of the most obvious site that requires our watchful and eternal protection, we note that Hadrian's Villa is only a short distance from the proposed landfill. This unique UNESCO World Heritage Site is visited each year by hundreds of thousands of tourists from around the world.It is unconscionable that it or its immediate surroundings should suffer degradation of the kind that the proposed landfill clearly represents.
Local authorities have already made known their willingness to find an alternative solution. The Province of Rome has announced its firm opposition. The Ministry of Cultural Property and Activities has also properly expressed its concern.
We, the undersigned archaeologists, scholars, scientists, and members of the general public from all over the world now join with an increasingly large number of Italian citizens to raise our voices in protest of the project to create a landfill at Corcolle-Villa Adriana-San Vittorino. We hope that it is not too late for reason and a decent respect for the past to prevail.
We also appeal to Corrado Clini, Italian Minister of the Environment, to announce immediately that the proposed project for alandfill at Corcolle has been once and for all abandoned; and that Hadrian's Villa will be respected and protected.
Versione italiana:
Facciamo appello al Prefetto Giuseppe Pecoraro Commissario Straordinario per i rifiuti della Regione Lazio affinché receda dalla decisione di installare una discarica di rifiuti nel sito Corcolle - Villa Adriana - San Vittorino. Si tratta di un'area di immenso valore culturale, naturale e paesaggistico, non solo per l'Italia ma per tutta l'Umanità. Per citare solo uno dei siti più famosi, che richiede la nostra più attenta tutela, facciamo notare che la Villa Adriana di Tivoli si trova a breve distanza dal luogo proposto per la discarica. Questo sito archeologico, che fa parte dei monumenti Patrimonio dell'Umanità' dell'UNESCO, viene visitato ogni anno da centinaia di migliaia di turisti provenienti da tutto il mondo. É impensabile che la Villa e il territorio circostante debbano subire il degrado che ovviamente deriverebbe dalla discarica in progetto.
Le autorità locali hanno già comunicato che vogliono cercare una soluzione alternativa. Il Ministero dei Beni Culturali e Ambientali ha giustamente espresso la propria preoccupazione. Noi sottoscritti firmatari, archeologi, studiosi, scienziati e privati cittadini di tutto il mondo ci siamo uniti a un numero crescente di cittadini italiani per levare insieme le nostre voci e protestare contro il progetto di aprire una discarica di rifiuti a Corcolle - Villa Adriana - San Vittorino. Speriamo che non sia troppo tardi, e che prevalga il buon senso e il rispetto dovuto al nostro patrimonio.
Facciamo anche appello al Ministro dell'Ambiente Corrado Clini, affinché annunci immediatamenteche il progetto della discarica di Corcolle sarà definitivamente abbandonato e Villa Adriana verrà rispettata e protetta.
Seeing one thousand people recognize the danger to Hadrian's Villa fills me with a renewed sense of urgency. I grew up exploring these ancient ruins and the thought of a landfill destroying this landscape remains impossible to accept.
Reached 1,000 supporters
March 8, 2012
March 6, 2012
I grew up walking the grounds near Hadrian's Villa and the thought of a landfill destroying that history breaks my heart. We are nearly at one thousand signatures and hitting that mark will prove to the authorities that they cannot ignore the people who cherish this land. Please bring two people into this fight today so we can show them how many of us demand the protection of our heritage.
Reached 100 supporters
February 28, 2012
65 Comments
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Joanna Bradley
11 years ago
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I recently visited Europe for the first time, and visiting Hadrian's Villa was one of my favourite experiences of the trip. It is a beautiful site of cultural importance that should be protected.
S
Sarah kinser
11 years ago
Featured
We can not destroy such a beautiful and historic place. Were lucky we still have such places left in this world to see after so many others have been ruined. Please hear our voices and save this place from garbage!
I
IC Sinclair
11 years ago
Featured
Hadrina's Villa is unique. I remember being inspired by the wild cyclamen growing in the grounds in 1951 - the memory of its lovliness is still with me. It would be a crime against humanity to destroy this wonderful place.
A
Anonymous
12 years ago
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Hadrian's Villa is one of the glories of Italy and must not be compromised by the creation of a landfill site close by. Such a degradation of the setting of one of the gems of the antique world is completely unacceptable. Please do not allow this damaging scheme to go ahead.
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The landfill project has been officially cancelled and the beauty of Hadrian's Villa will remain untouched. I am incredibly relieved that our history is safe from this threat. We need to stay alert to ensure these lands are preserved permanently for future generations.
We appeal to Prefect Giuseppe Pecoraro, the Extraordinary Commissioner for Refuse of the Regione Lazio, to reverse the decision to install a landfill for refuse at Corcolle-Villa Adriana-San Vittorino. This is an area of immense cultural and natural value not only for Italy but for all of humanity.To speak only of the most obvious site that requires our watchful and eternal protection, we note that Hadrian's Villa is only a short distance from the proposed landfill. This unique UNESCO World Heritage Site is visited each year by hundreds of thousands of tourists from around the world.It is unconscionable that it or its immediate surroundings should suffer degradation of the kind that the proposed landfill clearly represents.
Local authorities have already made known their willingness to find an alternative solution. The Province of Rome has announced its firm opposition. The Ministry of Cultural Property and Activities has also properly expressed its concern.
We, the undersigned archaeologists, scholars, scientists, and members of the general public from all over the world now join with an increasingly large number of Italian citizens to raise our voices in protest of the project to create a landfill at Corcolle-Villa Adriana-San Vittorino. We hope that it is not too late for reason and a decent respect for the past to prevail.
We also appeal to Corrado Clini, Italian Minister of the Environment, to announce immediately that the proposed project for alandfill at Corcolle has been once and for all abandoned; and that Hadrian's Villa will be respected and protected.
Versione italiana:
Facciamo appello al Prefetto Giuseppe Pecoraro Commissario Straordinario per i rifiuti della Regione Lazio affinché receda dalla decisione di installare una discarica di rifiuti nel sito Corcolle - Villa Adriana - San Vittorino. Si tratta di un'area di immenso valore culturale, naturale e paesaggistico, non solo per l'Italia ma per tutta l'Umanità. Per citare solo uno dei siti più famosi, che richiede la nostra più attenta tutela, facciamo notare che la Villa Adriana di Tivoli si trova a breve distanza dal luogo proposto per la discarica. Questo sito archeologico, che fa parte dei monumenti Patrimonio dell'Umanità' dell'UNESCO, viene visitato ogni anno da centinaia di migliaia di turisti provenienti da tutto il mondo. É impensabile che la Villa e il territorio circostante debbano subire il degrado che ovviamente deriverebbe dalla discarica in progetto.
Le autorità locali hanno già comunicato che vogliono cercare una soluzione alternativa. Il Ministero dei Beni Culturali e Ambientali ha giustamente espresso la propria preoccupazione. Noi sottoscritti firmatari, archeologi, studiosi, scienziati e privati cittadini di tutto il mondo ci siamo uniti a un numero crescente di cittadini italiani per levare insieme le nostre voci e protestare contro il progetto di aprire una discarica di rifiuti a Corcolle - Villa Adriana - San Vittorino. Speriamo che non sia troppo tardi, e che prevalga il buon senso e il rispetto dovuto al nostro patrimonio.
Facciamo anche appello al Ministro dell'Ambiente Corrado Clini, affinché annunci immediatamenteche il progetto della discarica di Corcolle sarà definitivamente abbandonato e Villa Adriana verrà rispettata e protetta.
Seeing one thousand people recognize the danger to Hadrian's Villa fills me with a renewed sense of urgency. I grew up exploring these ancient ruins and the thought of a landfill destroying this landscape remains impossible to accept.
Reached 1,000 supporters
March 8, 2012
March 6, 2012
I grew up walking the grounds near Hadrian's Villa and the thought of a landfill destroying that history breaks my heart. We are nearly at one thousand signatures and hitting that mark will prove to the authorities that they cannot ignore the people who cherish this land. Please bring two people into this fight today so we can show them how many of us demand the protection of our heritage.
Reached 100 supporters
February 28, 2012
65 Comments
J
Joanna Bradley
11 years ago
Featured
I recently visited Europe for the first time, and visiting Hadrian's Villa was one of my favourite experiences of the trip. It is a beautiful site of cultural importance that should be protected.
S
Sarah kinser
11 years ago
Featured
We can not destroy such a beautiful and historic place. Were lucky we still have such places left in this world to see after so many others have been ruined. Please hear our voices and save this place from garbage!
I
IC Sinclair
11 years ago
Featured
Hadrina's Villa is unique. I remember being inspired by the wild cyclamen growing in the grounds in 1951 - the memory of its lovliness is still with me. It would be a crime against humanity to destroy this wonderful place.
A
Anonymous
12 years ago
Featured
Hadrian's Villa is one of the glories of Italy and must not be compromised by the creation of a landfill site close by. Such a degradation of the setting of one of the gems of the antique world is completely unacceptable. Please do not allow this damaging scheme to go ahead.
I recently visited Europe for the first time, and visiting Hadrian's Villa was one of my favourite experiences of the trip. It is a beautiful site of cultural importance that should be protected.